diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 00d086e5cd..d24dbe0f62 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -122,6 +122,21 @@ set_package_properties(KScreenLocker PROPERTIES
                        TYPE REQUIRED
                        PURPOSE "For screenlocker integration in kwin_wayland")
 
+find_package(Breeze ${PROJECT_VERSION} CONFIG)
+set_package_properties(Breeze PROPERTIES
+                       TYPE OPTIONAL
+                       PURPOSE "For setting the default window decoration plugin")
+if(${Breeze_FOUND})
+    if(${BREEZE_WITH_KDECORATION})
+        set(HAVE_BREEZE_DECO true)
+    else()
+        set(HAVE_BREEZE_DECO FALSE)
+    endif()
+else()
+    set(HAVE_BREEZE_DECO FALSE)
+endif()
+add_feature_info("Breeze-Decoration" HAVE_BREEZE_DECO "Default decoration plugin Breeze")
+
 find_package(EGL)
 set_package_properties(EGL PROPERTIES
                        TYPE RUNTIME
diff --git a/config-kwin.h.cmake b/config-kwin.h.cmake
index 0996173d89..c7d741795e 100644
--- a/config-kwin.h.cmake
+++ b/config-kwin.h.cmake
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 #cmakedefine01 HAVE_WAYLAND_EGL
 #cmakedefine01 HAVE_SYS_PRCTL_H
 #cmakedefine01 HAVE_PR_SET_DUMPABLE
+#cmakedefine01 HAVE_BREEZE_DECO
+#if HAVE_BREEZE_DECO
+#define BREEZE_KDECORATION_PLUGIN_ID "${BREEZE_KDECORATION_PLUGIN_ID}"
+#endif
 
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <unistd.h> header file. */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_UNISTD_H 1
diff --git a/decorations/decorationbridge.cpp b/decorations/decorationbridge.cpp
index e4762dec05..5afdbdfbf4 100644
--- a/decorations/decorationbridge.cpp
+++ b/decorations/decorationbridge.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include "scene.h"
 #include "wayland_server.h"
 #include "workspace.h"
+#include <config-kwin.h>
 
 // KDecoration
 #include <KDecoration2/Decoration>
@@ -50,8 +51,13 @@ namespace KWin
 namespace Decoration
 {
 
+static const QString s_aurorae = QStringLiteral("org.kde.kwin.aurorae");
 static const QString s_pluginName = QStringLiteral("org.kde.kdecoration2");
-static const QString s_defaultPlugin = QStringLiteral("org.kde.breeze");
+#if HAVE_BREEZE_DECO
+static const QString s_defaultPlugin = QStringLiteral(BREEZE_KDECORATION_PLUGIN_ID);
+#else
+static const QString s_defaultPlugin = s_aurorae;
+#endif
 
 KWIN_SINGLETON_FACTORY(DecorationBridge)
 
@@ -105,7 +111,7 @@ void DecorationBridge::init()
         }
         // default plugin failed to load, try fallback
         if (!m_factory) {
-            m_plugin = QStringLiteral("org.kde.kwin.aurorae");
+            m_plugin = s_aurorae;
             initPlugin();
         }
     }
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/kcm.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/kcm.cpp
index fefdbe3468..035bc8b2aa 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/kcm.cpp
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/kcm.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "kcm.h"
 #include "decorationmodel.h"
 #include "declarative-plugin/buttonsmodel.h"
+#include <config-kwin.h>
 
 // KDE
 #include <KConfigGroup>
@@ -53,7 +54,13 @@ namespace KDecoration2
 namespace Configuration
 {
 static const QString s_pluginName = QStringLiteral("org.kde.kdecoration2");
-static const QString s_defaultPlugin = QStringLiteral("org.kde.breeze");
+#if HAVE_BREEZE_DECO
+static const QString s_defaultPlugin = QStringLiteral(BREEZE_KDECORATION_PLUGIN_ID);
+static const QString s_defaultTheme;
+#else
+static const QString s_defaultPlugin = QStringLiteral("org.kde.kwin.aurorae");
+static const QString s_defaultTheme = QStringLiteral("kwin4_decoration_qml_plastik");
+#endif
 static const QString s_borderSizeNormal = QStringLiteral("Normal");
 static const QString s_ghnsIcon = QStringLiteral("get-hot-new-stuff");
 
@@ -294,7 +301,7 @@ void ConfigurationModule::load()
     s_loading = true;
     const KConfigGroup config = KSharedConfig::openConfig("kwinrc")->group(s_pluginName);
     const QString plugin = config.readEntry("library", s_defaultPlugin);
-    const QString theme = config.readEntry("theme", QString());
+    const QString theme = config.readEntry("theme", s_defaultTheme);
     const QModelIndex index = m_proxyModel->mapFromSource(m_model->findDecoration(plugin, theme));
     if (auto listView = m_quickView->rootObject()->findChild<QQuickItem*>("listView")) {
         listView->setProperty("currentIndex", index.isValid() ? index.row() : -1);